Engineering Supervisor, Power Network Analysis

FirstEnergy

About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

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The Power Network Analysis (PNA) Supervisor works within the Transmission Operations Services (TOS) group and supervises the PNA group that supports the 24/7/365 operations of FirstEnergy’s three Transmission System Control Centers (SCCs) in Akron, OH and Fairmont, WV. The PNA Supervisor’s primary focus is to provide leadership support to a dedicated team responsible for the oversight of FE’s transmission grid through monitoring, optimization, and control. PNA provides monitoring, maintenance, and improvement of the Energy Management System (EMS) Network applications for SCC end-users. The PNA team is dynamic and executes a wide diversity of work over a spectrum of scopes. Candidates filling this position will support a variety of initiatives and perform interactions with peers and leadership.

Locations: Akron, OH & Fairmont, WV

Responsibilities include:

• Providing support to team members for maintaining, enhancing, and accurately resolving real-time issues of the network applications within the real-time Energy Management System (EMS).

• Responsible for ensuring that SCADA equipment capabilities and ICCP telemetry are reviewed and current.

• Collaborate with team members to enable peers conducting studies relating to the operation of FE Transmission with success

• Coordinate the seasonal assessment studies and network model comparisons with Transmission Planning and Protection and the SCCs.

• Support the responsibility for communications and coordination of data exchanges and signoffs for new equipment energizations such as limit updates and topology changes including supporting external personnel to coordinate joint Network model updates.

• Serve as the support groups subject matter expert to support ongoing readiness for compliance and audit activities. Including and not limited to reviewing situational data, supporting the acquisition of data, and serving as a liaison between TOS and regulators.

• Coordinate the support of real-time Operations during off-hours as part of callout rotation for team members.

• Coordinating and supervising the daily activities of the PNA group within Transmission Operations.

• Making decisions guided by policies, procedures, and business plan.

• Maintaining a high level of safety commitment throughout day-to-day functions.